Energous Corporation Reports 2016 Third-Quarter Results

SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwired - November 07, 2016) - Energous Corporation ("Energous®" or "the Company") (NASDAQ: WATT), the developer of WattUp®, a revolutionary wire-free charging technology that provides over-the-air power at a distance, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016 and provided an update on its operational progress.

Recent Highlights

Announced a strategic partnership with Dialog Semiconductor plc, a provider of integrated power management, power conservation and connectivity solutions, serving the portable consumer device and IoT markets. The many benefits of the long-term partnership include:

The ability for Energous to leverage Dialog's broad sales and distribution channel and existing sales agreements to aggressively accelerate the presence of WattUp-enabled products in consumer retail environments.

Dialog's agreement to make a $10-million common stock investment in Energous.

The combination of the companies' sales, marketing, customer support and manufacturing efforts, including streamlined chip production.

Creation of significant entrance barriers to current or potential future competitors.

Successfully met a significant milestone with its top-tier strategic partner, resulting in the recognition of $1.0 million in engineering services revenue in the third quarter.

Recognized additional engineering services revenue from a second customer that is evaluating the company's full-size transmitter and network management and control system.

Has already exceeded its 2016 goal of 12 licensing/proof of concept agreements with the expectation that the list will continue to expand under the new partnership with Dialog.

Confirmed that the Miniature WattUp transmitter design will be incorporated into products from partners and shipped to consumers in early 2017.

Reiterated its previous forecast for reaching cash flow break even in the 2017 third quarter.

"Energous' vision of a WattUp-enabled ecosystem that spans a broad spectrum of devices, markets and technologies remains squarely on track, and will be accelerated through our new strategic partnership with Dialog Semiconductor," said Stephen R. Rizzone, President and CEO. "The partnership, which includes a $10-million investment in Energous, provides meaningful benefits and synergies to both companies and significantly validates our company and technology. Combined with the important progress we have made with our tier-one partner, new licensee signings and ongoing investment in the regulatory approval process, Energous is in a great position to fundamentally change a major consumer paradigm through a WattUp-enabled ecosystem."

Unaudited 2016 Third Quarter Financial ResultsFor the third quarter ended September 30, 2016:

Revenue of approximately $1.0 million; $11.1 million in operating expenses, comprised of $7.9 million in research and development, $2.5 million in G&A and $737,000 in sales and marketing.

Net loss of $10.1 million, or $0.57 per basic and diluted share.

Adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP financial measure) loss of $8.0 million.

$25.0 million in cash and cash equivalents at the end of the third quarter with no debt.

2016 Third Quarter Conference Call

Energous will host a conference call to discuss its financial results and recent progress.

Note about Non-GAAP Financial MeasuresIn addition to the unaudited results presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, in this press release, Energous presents adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure. Adjusted EBITDA is determined by taking net loss and eliminating the impacts of interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and stock-based compensation. The company's definition of adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to the definitions of similarly-titled measures used by other companies. Energous believes that this non-GAAP financial measure, viewed in addition to and not in lieu of its reported GAAP results, provides useful information to investors by providing a more focused measure of operating results. This metric is used as part of the company's internal reporting to evaluate its operations and the performance of senior management. A table reconciling this measure to the comparable GAAP measure is available in the accompanying financial tables below.

About Energous CorporationEnergous Corporation is the developer of WattUp® -- an award-winning, wire-free charging technology that will transform the way consumers and industries charge and power electronic devices at home, in the office, in the car and beyond. WattUp is a revolutionary radio frequency (RF) based charging solution that delivers intelligent, scalable power via radio bands, similar to a Wi-Fi router. WattUp differs from older wireless charging systems in that it delivers power at a distance, to multiple devices -- thus resulting in a wire-free experience that saves users from having to plug in their devices. For more information, please visit Energous.com, or follow Energous on Twitter and Facebook.

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Common Stock, $0.00001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015; 18,999,193 and 16,298,208 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.